habilitation plans

habilitation plans Sec. 202. Part A of the Act is amended by inserting after section 111 (added by section 201) the following new section: “habilitation plans “Sec. 112. (a) The Secretary shall require as a condition to a State’s receiving an allotment under part C after September 30, 1976, that the State provide the Secretary satisfactory assurances that each program (including programs of any agency, facility, or project) which receives funds from the State’s allotment under such part (1) has in effect for each developmentally disabled person who receives services from or under the program a habilitation plan meeting the requirements of subsection (b),and (2) provides for an annual review, in accordance with subsection (c), of each such plan. “(b) A habilitation plan for a person with developmental disabilities shall meet the following requirements: “(1) The plan shall be in writing. “(2) The plan shall be developed jointly by (A) a representative or representatives of the program primarily responsible for delivering or coordinating the delivery of services to the person for whom the plan is established, (B) such person, and (c) where appropriate, such person’s parents or guardian or other representative. “(3) Such plan shall contain a statement of the long-term habilitation goals for the person and the intermediate habilitation objectives relating to the attainments of such goals. Such objectives shall be stated specifically and in sequence and shall be expressed in behavioral or other terms that provide measurable indices of progress. The plan shall (A) describe how the objectives will be achieved and the barriers that might interfere with the achievement of them, (B) state an objective criteria and an evaluation procedure and schedule for determining whether such objectives and goals are being achieved, and (C) provide for a program coordinator who will be responsible for the implementation of the plan. “(4) The plan shall contain a statement (in readily understandable form) of specific habilitation services to be provided, shall identify each agency which will deliver such services, shall describe the personnel (and their qualifications) necessary for the provision of such services, and shall specify the date of the initiation of each service to be provided and the anticipated duration of each such service. “(5) The plan shall specify the role and objectives of all parties to the implementation of the plan. 89 STAT. 504 “(c) Each habilitation plan shall be reviewed at least annually by the agency primarily responsible for the delivery of services to the person for whom the plan was established or responsible for the coordination of the delivery of services to such person. In the course of the review, such person and the person’s parents or guardian or other representative shall he given an opportunity to review such plan and to participate in its revision.”